Hay-loading device



April 17,1928. I 1,666,092

ERLAND HAY LOADING DEVICE Filed Feb. 19, 1923 z "W Z M/lfL' Haas/7mm,

4. j INVENTOIY- UNITED" sr M nn HE'GERLAND, or woofDvILLn, wrsooirsrm;

to provide a novel mounting for the rake which,

Patented Apr. 17,1928.

' n- Y- onnmer imv'roni Application filed February 16, 1923-. Serial 619,374." Y

This invention relates to a device for har vesting hay or similar material andparticu I larly to a device ad'apted' for "gathering the mown hay and loadingthe same. Such hay .1 I 5 loaders which placethe hay uponithe wagon removing the same from the field are nowcommonlyused and-such loaders are provided with means for gathering or accumu- Y 1 lating the hay as it lies 'up onth'efield. .With a 1 the gathering devices of thejprior art, how

"ever, if the machine travels over recesses or Y hollows in the ground, the hay therein is often missed as the; gathering device does not reach into such recesses and if a portion of the gathering device passes over a hump oni'the ground the entire device is lifted so that hay isj-also missed. It often, happens also that in passing "over gulleys the hay loader will miss hay lying therein;

It is'an object of this invention, therefore, to provide a simple and efficient structure of hay loader which will gather all of the hay ash: is drawn along the ground. It is a further object ofthe invention to provide a. devicesuch as described having a gathering device comprising independently swinging rake teeth- 0f considerable length: which are disposed at the rear of the machine and swing into-engagement with the ground., J It is still another object, of'the invention-to provide a novel form "of reel whichis adapted to deliver hay to an el'evatoron the machine and to provide a novel stripping means i for such reel. v

It is a still further obj ect invention members above mentioned which; canfbe moved to raise the same "from contact with the ground when the machine is beingtrans, ported and not in'use. 1 7

These and other ob ects and advantages ofthe invention will be fully set forthin the fol-lowing description 'made in connection 5 with the accompanying drawings] in which like reference characters refer to the same 7 parts throughout-the diiferent views and in Fig. lis atop plan viewiof thatlportion of the'hay loader embodying applicant s in vention; w a Y 1 F-igi 2 is a verticalrsection taken on the I line 2-2 of Fig. 1,"as' indicated'by the arrows. v a z c Such hay loadersas contemplated-in the present invention areflprovided with transportable wheeled frames whichaneleva tor s mountedto whichthe gathered hay is transferred and by which it is-carried to the Referring to the drawings, the frame of;-

such-a'machine is designated generally as 1,"

top of the load.

which comprises upwardly inclined members 2. The frame 1 is providedwith some suit able. draft means or'tongue 3 by which the machine is drawn across the field; Suitably 4 mounted inthe frame is atransverse axle 4, 'i to-the ends of which are secured the Wheels 5 which support the frameand parts there on, said wheels being illustrated as beingretained on said axle by suitablecotterpinsand being disposed at the; outer sides of the frame. v A reel is mountedon the axle to-i be turned. thereby comprising end members? between which extendfa plurality of rods 8 equally spaced circumferentially about the disks which, in the. embodimentof the inven-j-u tion illustrated are shown as four innumber.

While these rods maybe made'ofany suitable iform ormaterial; they are illustrated as being'formed of pipe and in practice aone inch pipe has been foundto be a convenient The rods' 8 carry and'have secured. thereto a plurality of projecting prongs or size.

teeth 9. These'teeth are preferably made by posed on and about the} rods 8. Eachwirei or rod thus forms two of the prongs 9, which prongs are eop allyspaced along the rods: 8 I and the reel thus comprises a plurality of rows ofsuch prongs'orteeth. The disk veyor a slats 13. 12' passes; along adjacent bars ll "extending;

longitudinally of the{ upwardly [inclined members Q on which bars the conveyor slatsfi There are usuallypa plurality 0t 13 rest.

lmembers 7 have teeth formed-on theirpek ripheries, to constitute sprocket, wheels. and, .a pair of chains 12 extend about saidp, sprocket wheels, which chains carry con- The upper runof the chains;*

spaced bars eXtend-ingupwardly between and parallel to the members 2 and theslatsi 13' are also further connected 1 by flexible members or ropes'15 forming'partaof the, elevating means. The pres'ent invention is not concerned with a particular= type 0f ele--1 vator used on the hay loader and this may be 1 of and around the rods 8 of the reel.

of any well known or preferred type. The slats 13 on the elevator illustrated pass around the rods 8 on the reel and between the rows of teeth 9. The said teeth are adapted to lift the hay and place the same members comprise wires or rods extending,

about the reel formed of members 7 and ,8 and fastened at their upper ends to a trans versely extending bar 17 secured to the members 2. The members 16 are formed by bending a rod to form a bight or loop substantially at its central portion, which loops are secured in spaced relation to the top of bar 17 by suitable bolts 18. The sides of the rod diverge from the bolt 18 and then extend in substantially parallel relation. over the top Said sides then diverge and have their ends ex tending through and-secured inapertures 19 in the bar 17. The apertures 19 are substantially midway between the bolts 13-and each accommodatestwo of the ends of the mem bers 16. The members 16 thus extend in spaced relation from the bar 16 about the reel and the teeth 9 pass substantially cen-' trally between the same.

For the purpose of gathering the mown hay or other material, a plurality of comparatively long depending curved rake members 20 areprovided which extend from a point above the top of the reel downaround the rear of the same and are adapted to have their. lower ends in engagement with the ground. The members 20 are mounted on a rod 21 extending transversely above the members 2, which rod has flat portions at its ends mounted in slots 22 formed in swinging members 23 which are disposed at each side of the frame and pivoted at their lower ends in angular lugs or brackets 24 bolted to the sides of themember 2. The ends of the rod 21 are held in the slots 22 by suitable'cotter pins passing through the slot above the same. The members 20 are formed of resilient material such assprin g steel and are formed in pairs. The piece of material forming a pair is provided with a pair of spaced coils 25 adjacent its center or mid dle portion which are connected by the mid- '21. Each piece of material thus forms two of the members 20 and the loop 26 is movable on the screw 27 so that the members 20 have a certain amount of oscillating movement about the rod 21 which it will be unmembers 20 from contact with the ground the rod 21 has secured to its ends flexible,

members 30, which pass forwardly over small pulleys 31 secured to thesides of the frame and are adapted to'wind about Windlass i members 32 mounted on the ends of atrans verse rod or shaft 3 3'extend1ng across the frame 1 and mounted in small brackets .se-

cured to the underside of members 2, which i shaft is provided at one end with a suitable crank handle 34. The rod or shaft 33 will be provided with a suitable pawl and-ratchet mechanism 35 by which it can be held in various positions. While the rod 21 may be made of any suitable material, it has been found in practice that a two inch pipe forms a simple and efficient piece of material for this member.

In the operation of the device, the handle 1 34 will be turned and the shaft 33, adjusted to allow the members 23 to be brought to their upstanding position, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The members 20 thenv swing down v by gravity into contact with the ground, and as the machine is drawn across the field, the

hay will be engaged by the members 20 andgathered into a roll or windrow ahead of said teeth. Each pair of said teeth are free to swing down independently so that if an obstruction is passed over, of small dimensions, only the teeth engaging therewith will be raised and the hay lying adjacent said obstruction will be gathered by the otherteeth.-

Also, if'a small depression in the ground is passed over, the teeth immediately thereover willdrop down into such depression and any hay lying therein will be effectively gathered by the teeth. If the machine is drawn across a small ditch the teeth will, likewise, drop down into the same and gather the hay, even if the whole machine is not lowered. /Vhen the machine is used on the side of a hill or slanting ground the teeth 20 willalso swing by gravity and engage uniformly along the,

ground so that the hay on such an inclined surface will be effectively gathered. The

teeth 20, as stated, are preferably made of resilient metal and have considerable oscillatory movement about the rod 21 sfothat they can readily swing upwardly to pass,

over obstructions. The hay. gathered in front of the members 20 will beengaged by the teeth 9 of the reel and carried upwardly thereon and passed onto the top of the con-= veyor by which it will be carried up onto the load. As the teeth 9 pass down between the stripper members 16, thehay will be effectively stripped from the teeth so that none of the hay will be carried around beneath the reel. When'it is desired to transport the" machine without using the same, the flexible members will be wound on the windlas'ses 32 by turning the crank 34 and the members 23 thus swung downwardly and forwardly.

"I This swinging movement will raise the lower ends of 'the members 20 above the ground so that they will not engage therewith objectionably as the machine is transported. j

The device is designed to be used either on a. hay loading device, as originally construct;

ed or to form a device which may beapplied to standard hay loaders. All of such hay loaders have wheel-s, axle and elevator thereon and in placing applicants device on such a standard loader, the hay gathering device usually consisting of a rotatable toothed reel is. removed, as is also the reel on the axle of the machine.

7 The reel illustrated anddescribed is then placed on the axle and the stripper 16 and'members 20 with their atloading frame.

taching parts are then placed on the hay By this change, the structure of most hay loaders is greatly simplified and the operation thereof improved.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided a simple and eiiicient hay loading device and one which will very efficiently gather hay and transfer the same to the loading elevator; The parts of the device are made from simple materialeasily procured and are. assembled in strong and rugged structure. The parts are so constructed and arranged that there is. practically no tendency for the same to become disarranged and get out of order and it isap-- vention, which, generally stated, consists in the matter shown and described and set forth in the appended claims.

'What is claimed is:

1. A hay loading machine having in com- V bination, a frame, a wheel-carrying" axle mounted therein, an elevator driven from. I sa d axle, a reel, comprlsmg rows of teeth,

securedon said axle and rotated thereby for delivering to said elevator, abar disposed forwardly of said reel adjacent the upper side thereof, and stripper members comprising wires or rods securedin'pairs tosaid bar, the'wires or rods of each .pair extending" V downwardly over the top of said, reel in substantiallyparallel relation, aroundjsa-id reel and upwardly in diverging bar.

2. A hay loading devicehavin g 'combii nation a frame, a wheel-carrying axle mount-.

@ed therein, a reel on said axle and. rotated-l relation to said i thereby,-comprising rows of spaced radial teeth, stripper members fixed abovesaid reel and'extending around the same, said stripper members each comprislngja pair-of spaced rods substantially parallel on the up:

perside of said reeland. diverging at the lower side thereof, said radial teeth passing between said rods. i '3. In a hayloading device comprising a reel having rows of spaced radial 'teeth,,a'

series of stripper members, each comp isin I {a wire or rod bent at its central port on to form parallel members, a barabove said reel to which the centralportion is secured, said membersextending down over the top of said reel insubstantially parallel relation and extending in diverging relation around barv to which their ends are secured.

thelower side of the reel upwa'rdly'to said 7 7 Y 4. In a hayloading device having a-reel', comprising spaced radial teeth, a series of. strippers extending betweenisaid teeth, each str pper memberqbeing formed as a wireor' rod bent to form a loop at its-central portion, a bar extending across and above said! reel to which saidloop is secured, said wire 1 .j; a or rod having parallel side PQItJOIIS'GXtGIId- 1 ing downwardly'from said loop aroundsa-id reel, said portions divergmg and extending andhaving their ends secured insaid bare said bar havingapertures therethrough andthe side portions of adjacent strippers extending through said apertures.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. I I MIKE HEGERLAND.

upwardly at the bottom fportionof said reel 

